1889-March-25: The State Department received reports that the Andes, a vessel belonging to the British Atlas Company, had transported seventeen Englishmen to…

1889-March-25: The State Department received reports that the Andes, a vessel belonging to the British Atlas Company, had transported seventeen Englishmen to Haiti for service in the navy of General Légitime. This incident heightened American suspicions that British commercial interests were actively supporting specific Haitian factions to maintain their economic dominance. In response, the American-owned Diamond Mail Steamship Line, which had begun operations in 1885 with ships like the Haytian Republic, sought to compete directly for the Haitian market.